Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first cases
Lyme disease is an underdiagnosed zoonosis in Brazil. There are no cases registered in the state of Tocantins, the newest Brazilian state. The cases of three patients in contact with rural areas in three Tocantins' districts are herein described, and the Brazilian literature is reviewed.
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| author | César Omar Carranza-Tamayo José Nilton Gomes da Costa Whisllay Maciel Bastos |
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| description | Lyme disease is an underdiagnosed zoonosis in Brazil. There are no cases registered in the state of Tocantins, the newest Brazilian state. The cases of three patients in contact with rural areas in three Tocantins' districts are herein described, and the Brazilian literature is reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce5df255253b45d68120cad9e16ade072022-12-22T01:41:04ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439116658658910.1016/j.bjid.2012.07.013S1413-86702012000600015Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first casesCésar Omar Carranza-Tamayo0José Nilton Gomes da Costa1Whisllay Maciel Bastos2Department of Health of the State of TocantinsDepartment of Health of the State of TocantinsDepartment of Health of the State of TocantinsLyme disease is an underdiagnosed zoonosis in Brazil. There are no cases registered in the state of Tocantins, the newest Brazilian state. The cases of three patients in contact with rural areas in three Tocantins' districts are herein described, and the Brazilian literature is reviewed.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000600015&lng=en&tlng=enLyme diseaseTocantinsBrazil |
| spellingShingle | César Omar Carranza-Tamayo José Nilton Gomes da Costa Whisllay Maciel Bastos Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first cases Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Lyme disease Tocantins Brazil |
| title | Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first cases |
| title_full | Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first cases |
| title_fullStr | Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first cases |
| title_short | Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first cases |
| title_sort | lyme disease in the state of tocantins brazil report of the first cases |
| topic | Lyme disease Tocantins Brazil |
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